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Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-25
ABOUT TOBACCO.

A meeting OF the committees from the
various leaf tobacco msrkc's to take &C.
lion aga nst the unloading report Of the
United States Agricultural Bureau &c
garding the trbacco acreage, WAS held In
Louisville, Ky. The meeting nd Iresscd
a memorial to Commissioner Uolman, at
Washington, asking TINT he furnish the
tobacco trade with statistics upon which
he fountlCd his report. II this. he found
ina cnnt1 or wanting, or II he refuses to
furnish information, II was decided TO
appeal f,rTcdress 10 President Gle, Gland.
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-25
RAILROAD WRECK.

The Chicago limited express, which was
20 minutes behind, and running fast,
jumped the track al ~, y within the
city limits ii Washington, d. G., and
plunged into The signal tower, killing
the engineer and wounding i6 people,
several 90 severely that they may die.
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-25
STARVING!

Dispatches from st. Johns, N. r., e..
innate that so, 900 people in Newfound-
land and Labrador are In danger Of
speedy starvation, owing 10 the failure Of
the fishing season for three successive
years, together with summer drougbts,
which have interyened. The situation
could not I've worse, aud there is certain
10 be widespread starvation.
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-25
REALLY pEAp.

A dispatch received IL the Office Of the
French Secretary for Foreign Affairs, In
Paris, dated at Zanzibar, states that
lIelry NJ. Stanley, the African explorer, was
deserted BY his escort, md massacred by
the natives.
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-25

An aged negro blacksmith, who still
does good work at the forge in 0zan,
Ark, and who Is known ~ Governor
Pickens, Is probably the oldest working
blacksmith living. He was horn in
South Carolina March Z, 1857, and was
sold on the block In New Orleans aiid
sken % AIkansas in 1870.
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-25

'Tve got a splendid girl. I call her
my hot weather girl on account Of her
name
''lyhat is her nameln
"Fau."--Ncis TUrl SHa.
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-25
AUaUsTA's IDEA.

Total visible supply. 4, S44, 400 1898, Sss
The above figures indicate an increase in
the cotton in sight of 81, 102 bales as
compared with the same date of 1886,
an increase of 4,672 bales as compared
with the corresponding date of 1885, and
a decrease of S4s, 800 bales as compared
with 1884.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11
Daniel Was There.

A rich old speculator imagined that
he knew about art, whereas he was an
ignoramus in regard to everything, in
fact, except in making money. This
old fraud determined to make a valu-
able present to his son-in-law, who was
preacher.
1t was suggested to him that an oil
painting representing Daniel in the
Lions Den" would be very appropri
ate, so an order was given to painter
to produce the work of art. 1t was
almost finished when the old specula-
tor was called to inspect it. 1t repre-
sented a cross section of the den with
Daniel walking about among the lions.
When the old man saw the picture he
refused to take it. He insisted that if
Daniel was in the den neither he nor
lions could be seen, and the artist had
to cover the lions and Dan with thick
coat of black paint.
When the son-in-law was presented
with the picture he was somewhat
dazed to know what it represented.
1T represents Daniel in the Lions
Den, replied the art critic.
"But don't see either of them"
THAT makes no difference. They
are in there. | saw 'em myself. y
| YOUTHS COn1pdRiOR
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11
Trapped by an oculist.

In large factory in which were en-
ployed several hundred persons, one of
the workmen in welding his hammer,
carelessly allowed it to slip from his
hand. 1t flew half way across the
room and struck fellow workman in
the left eve. The man averred that
his eye was blinded by the blow, al
though careful examination failed to
reveal any injury, there being not u
scratch visible. He brought suit in
the courts for compensation for the
loss of half of his eyesight, and refused
all offers of compromise. Under the
law, the owner of the factory was re-
sponsible for an injury resulting from
an accident of this kind. The day of
the trial arrived, and in open court an
eminent oculist retained by the defense
examined the alleged injured member,
and gave it as his opinion that it was
as good as the right eye. Upon the
plaintiffs loud protest of his inability
to see with his left eye, the oculist
proved him perjurer, and satisfied
the court and jury of the falsity Of his
claim. He did it simply by knowing
that the colors green and red combined
make black. He prepared black card
on which few words were written
with green ink. Then the plaintiff
was ordered to put on pair of spec
tacles with two different glasses, the
one for the right eye being red and
the one for the left eye consisting of
ordinary glass. Then the card was
handed him and he was ordered to
read the writing on it. This he did
without hesitation, and the cheat was
at once exposed. The sound right eye,
fitted with red glass, was unable to dis
tinguish the green writing on the black
surface of the card, while the left eye,
which he pretended was sightless, was
the one with which the reading had to
be done.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11
This Generation and The Last.

There is more philosophy in brief
conversation which was repeated to the
editor of the Courier recently than in
many volume upon hereditary and
inherited tendencies. An old lady was
demonstrating with her niece, an
under-vitaIized nervous invalid, about
her lack Of energy, and holding up for
her emulation the awful vigor of her
ancestors.
"Why, your grandmother" the aunt
said, ''had a baby born in the morn
ing and in the afternoon she went up
to the attic and brought down her
flax-whecl into the back chamber and
spun a hank of linen.
Il dare say she did, Aunt Louis,
was the invalid's response; land have
to pay for it. If grandmother had
taken decent care of herself her grand
children might have strength enough
to rise up and call her blessed. As it
is, feel very much more like cursing
her for ill-judged energy. boston
Courier,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11
At Her Own Expense.

A New York girl visiting recently in
Philadelphia was taken to the opera BY
a young man, and at the close of the
performance was asked to partake OF
some slight refreshment in the way o.
a supper. She accepted the invitation
and at the close of the repast, was
somewhat astonished to see her escort
reach for her pocketbook, which Law
on the table at her side, and coolly pay
the bill out of her money. This, il
seems, is customary in Philadelphia
when young gentleman's means are
somewhat limited 1t relieves his
lady friends of the embarrassment they
might otherwise feel on partaking OF
any entertainment at his cost. Ii
struck the New York girl, however, as
being very ridiculous, and she began
to laugh II fear you are laughing at
my expense, said the young man.
Let me explain" "Oh, no" She re-
piled. Il was laughing at my expenser
-IldepeRdent
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11
BIoodthirstiness as Human In
stinCf.


As Rochefoucauld says, there is
something in the misfortunes of our
very friends that does not altogether
displease us; and an apostle of peace
will feel certain vicious thrill run
through him, and enjoy vicarious
brutality, as he turns to the column
in his newspaper at the top of which
shocking atrocity" stands printed in
large capitals. See how the crowd
fiocks round the street-brawl! Con-
slider the enormous annual sale of re-
volvers to persons, not one in thou
sand of whom has any serious inten-
ton of using them. but of whom each
one has his earnivorous self-conscious-
ness agreeably tickled at the notion,
as he clutches the handle of his wea-
pom, that he viii be rather a danger
Gus customer to meet. See the igno-
bic crew that escorts every great pu-
gilist-parasites who feel as though
the glory of his brutality rubbed off
upon them, and whose darling hope,
from day to day, is to arrange some
set-to of which. they may share the
rapture without enduring the pains.
The first blows at prize-iight are apt
to make a refined spectator sick; but
his blood is soon up in favor of one
party, and it will then seem as if the
other fellow could not be banged and
pounded and mangled enough-the re-
fined spectator would like to reen-
force the blows himself. Over the
sinister orgies of blood of certain de-
PRAYED and insane persons let q cur
tain be drawn, as well as over the fe-
roeity with which otherwise fairly de-
cent men may be animated, when Cat
the sacking of town, for instance),
the excitement of victory long de-
layed, the sudden freedom of rapine
and of lust, the contagion of crowd,
and the impulse to initiate and Guido,
all combine to swell the blind drunk
enness of the killing-instinct. and car
nv it to its extreme. No! those who
try to account for this from above
downward, as if it resulted from the
consequence of the victory being rap
idly inferred, and from the agreeable
sentiments associated with them in the
Imagination, have missed the root OF
the matter. Our ferocity is blind, and
can only be explained from beiow.
Could we trace it back through our
line of descent, we should see it taking
more and more the form of fatal re-
fex response, and ;rt the same time be-
coming more aud more the pure and
direct emotion that it is.-Pr0f. VAL
lam James, IN Popular Science
| M0nthiy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11
She Calmly Suffered Torture.

Mrs. Fremont. in her agreeable Cos
sip about her early life. makes mention
of a wedding dinner-party she once at
tended at Lexington. Va.
One of the married daughters of the
hostess noticed that though her mother
was presiding at the dinner-table with
her usual grace yet fleeting expressions
of pain passed over her face AT last
she sent servant to ask if the mother
was too i'll to remain and should she,
the daughter, take her place. A mo-
ton of the head answered: mo"
When coffee was served in the draw
ing-room. the guests learned that the
hostess had been obliged to ..retire."
Rather than disturb the company she
had quietly endured torture.
A hornet had got caught under her
cape and had travelled about, singing
as he went Searching for an outlet,
it had turned down between the shout
ders, where it browsed about the poor
woman's back.
Fever came on and the lady was
obliged to take to her bed; but her
training had made her willing to suffer
acutely at her post rather than to dis
turb the enjoyment of her guests
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11

ANOVEL BET.-While | am not q
betting man. said f. J. Cheney, of the
firm of F. j. Cheney g. Co.. l consider
it my religious duty to make that fellow
bet. You see he was about dead, and |
guess he would have died before Spring Q
if had not got him on the bet You
know some men had rather lose their
life than lose hundred, we'll he was
one of that kind, and we both came
near being ont, but l saved my hun
bred and it cost him ten dollars.
How's that? He sent for me one day
and said the doctors had all given him
up 10 die, with the catarrh. / told him
that l would bet him 800 that Halls
Catarrh Cure would cure him or /
would give him 500 if it failed. He
took the latter proposition. This was
three months ago; you see how he looks
now, don't you, as well as any one,
and adandy. american, Toledo. o.
2Sw4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11

WORTH KNOWING. Mr.. w. III.
Morgan, merchant, Lake City. Fla,
was taken with severe Cold, attended
with a distressing Cough and running
into Consumption in its first stages.
He tried many socaIled popular cough
remedies and steadily grew worse. Was
reduced in flesh, had difficulty in breath.
ing and was unable to sleep. Finally
tried DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption and found immediate re-
lief, and after using about half dozen
bottles found himself well and has had
no return of the disease. No other
remedy can show so grand record Of
cures, as DIR. Kings New Discovery fol
Consumption. Guaranteed to do just
what is claimed for it.--Trial bottle free
at Stone & Hassell's Drug Store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11
where the Presidents are Buried.

The burial-places of our Presidents
are widely scattered. Washington
lies at Mount Vernon; the two Adams
es are buried under the old church at
Quincy, Massachusetts; jefferson rests
at Monticello; Madison's grave is at
Montpelier, not far from Monticello;
Monroc's remains lie in the Richmond
Cemetery; Jackson's grave is in front
Of his old residence, The Hermit
age Van Buren, was buried at Kin
derhook; Harrison at North Bend,
near Cincinnati; Polk at Nashville;
Taylors remains are near Louisville;
Fillmore lies in Forest Lawn Gene
terry, Buffalo; Pierce was buried in
Concord, New Hampshire, and Blu
chanan at Lancaster, Pennsylvania;
Lincoln's grave is near Springfield,
Illinois; Johnson's ut Grecnville; Gar
fields at Cleveland. Ohio; Grants at
Riverside, and Arthur's ut Albany,
New York. Washington Letter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11
CONSUMPTION CURED.

An old physician, retired from practice having
had placed in his hands by an East India'missien-
airy the formula of simple vegetable remedy for
the speedy and permanent cure of Consumption,
Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and all threat and
Lung Affections, also positive and RADICAL cure
for Nervous Debility and all Nervous Complaints,
after having tested its wonderful curative powers
it known to his suffering fellows Actuated by
this motive and desire to relieve human suffer-
ing | will send free of charge. to all who desire
it, this recipe, in German French or English,
with full directions for preparing and using,
Sent by mail by addressing with stamp, naming
this paper.W. A. MOVES, i49 Po,cers Block, Rocb-
ester. ". Y. 37yl
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC LANDS
MADISON Wis Aupust 1 1887

STATE or WISCONSIN,
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC LANDS.
MADISON, Wis, August ], 1887.
Notice is hereby given. that all OF the swamp
and overlooked lands in Grant County. belonging
to the State of Wisconsin, which have net here
tofore been offered for sale, will, II not previ.
ously entered as provided by Chapter 1892. Laws
Of 1883, be offered for sale at public auction al
the Capitol, in Madison, on the
SECOND DAY OF NOyEM Der, A. D. 1887,
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, and continued from day to
day until all Of said lands shall have been offered
All persons claiming the right OF entry to any
Of said lands, under Chapter 1872, Laws OF 1888
are notified that such claims must be proved, and
such proofs deposited with the Commissioners OF
the Public Lands, and the lands paid for at least
ten days prior to the time fixed for the sale
thereof, as above specified.
Descriptive list OF the lands to be offered will
be furnished by addressing the State Land Office
at Madison, Wis.
ERNST G.. TIMME,
Secretary Of State,
II. B. HARSHAW,
State Treasurer,
G. E. ESTABR0OK,
Attorney General.
Commissioners OF the Public Lands
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11
The Sherman Candidacy.

Since the announcement was made
that the Ohio Republicans had presented
the name of Senator Sherman to the
next National Convention as their choice
for nomination for our next president,
the sentiment of the country at the
present time has been pretty generally
expressed through the press. We have
been surprised to find that there was
less craving for magnetism than we
had supposed. 1t is pretty generally
conceded that there is no man in the
United States better fitted to fill the
Office than Mr.. Sherman. His long ex-
perience in Congress, his knowledge of
financial matters, his practical knowl-
edge of all departments of our govern
ment are points in which ho has no
superior. He is peculiarly fitted for
the office at this critical period of our
financial development. His personal
character has never been assailed. He
is clean man. His record is all right.
A Mugwump who would bolt the nomi-
nation of John Sherman might as well
proclaim himself destructionist. We
endorse the man and his principles and
if he were nominated could work con-
scientiously for his election. There
would be nothing to forgive, nothing to
overlook. There are other good men
we could work for, but for the present
we are content with ticket with John
Sherman at its head and with Joseph
r. Hawley or Robert L. Lincoln fol
second place.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11
Drunkenness, or the Liquor Habit,
positively Cured by Administering
DIR HaineS, Golden Sneclfic.

1t can be given in cup of coffee or
tea without the knowledge of the per-
son takingit it, is absolutely harmless and
will effecta permanent and speedy cure,
whether the patient is moderate
drinker OF an alcoholic wreck. Thou
Thousands of drunkards have been
made temperate men who have taken
Golden Specific in their coffee with
out their knowledge, and today
believe they quit drinking of their
own free will IT NEVER FAILS.
The system once impregnated with the
Specific it becomes an utter impossible
ity for the liquor appetite to exist. For
full particulars address GOLDEN SPECI-
FIG Co, 1875 Race Street, Cincinnati.
Ohio
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11

| HAVE been for several years a
sufferer from hay fever and severe head
colds, and have tried other remedies in
hope of getting relief, but have found
none that can compare with Ely's
Cream Balm. would not be without
it for any consideration. 1t is simply
wonderful in its effect upon the nasal
organs. S. A. Burt, Wilmington, N. c.
can cheerfully recommend Ely's
Cream Balm to the suffering public for
hay fever and stoppage of the air pas
sages. have tried it and find it gives
immediate relief. +. Rector, 209
Rock St., Little Rock, Ark. 24w2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11
CHRONIC COUGHS an

CHRONIC COUGHS and COLDS
And all diseases of the throat and Lungs
can be cured by the use of SCOTS
Emulsion, as it contains the healing
virtues of Cod Liver oil and Hypophos-
phites in their fullest form. Il con-
slider Scott's Emulsion the remedy par
excellence in Tuberculous aud Stru-
nous Affections, to say nothing of
of ordinary colds and throat troubles. {"
w. r. S. CORNELL, NJ. d.. Manchester,
0. 20w4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11

Mrs. Chaplin. the w. C. T. U. worker,
has captured jeff Davis. At the close
of one Of her speeches the old reprobatc
stepped upon the platform, and told
her that he entirely agreed with her
views and the work of her society. She
thereupon pinned the w. c. T. U. badge
upon his breast.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11

At the annual convention of the Civil
Service Reformers In Newport, K. L..
George William Curtis made speech
in which he intimated that President
Cleveland reform record does not vary
much from a spoils record, and ex-
pressed his regret that it had not been
otherwise.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11
4 DEMONSTRATORS SALE
In probate-Grant County conrt.

In Probate-Granf County Court.
In the matter OF the real estate OF John NJ
Cannon, DR., deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that by virtue and in
pursuance of an order OF License, made in saiC
matter on the seventh day OF June, A. ID. 1887
by the County Court OF said County, the under
signed George S. Whitcher as administrator 81
the estate of said deceased, will. on Wednesd
the 3lst day of August, A. ID. 1887, at IL o'cloCA
noon of said day, at the late residence OF sait
north, range 2, (Ellenboro,) Grant County, Wis
consin offer for sale at public vendue the follow
ing described Lands, to-wit: The southwest
quarter of the northeast quarter and the north
east quarter of the southeast quarter of section
fifteen (15) town four az north, of range two (2
west, in Grant County, Wisconsin.
The Terms OF Sale cash on delivery Of
Deed.
Dated at Lancaster, this I'd day of August, A
d. 1887.
GEO. S. WHITCHER,
Administrator OF estate OF John NJ. Cannon,
23w3 Deceased.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11

ITCH, NANCE AND SCRATCHES
of every kind on human or animals
cured in thirty minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion. This never fails. Sold
by Stone & Hassell, Druggists, Lancas-
ter, Wis. 19y1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11
ENGLISH SPAWN EMINENT !

ENGLISH SPAWN IMMINENT re-
moves all hard, soft, or calloused Jumps
and blemishes from horses, blood SPAWN,
curbs, splints, sweeney, STILES, sprains,
sore and swollen throat, coughs, etc.
Save $50 by use of one bottle. War
rented by Stone & Hassell, Druggists,
Lancaster, Wis. 19y1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11
TwENTY-FoUR HOURS TO LIVE

From John Kuhn, Lafayette, Ind,
who announces that he is now in .'per-
feet health" we have the following:
Zone year ago was, to allappearance,
in the last stages of Consumption. Our
best physicians gave my case up. /
finally got SO low that our doctor said
l could only live twenty-four hours.
My friends then purchased a bottle OF
DIR. VIM. HALLS BALSAM FOR THE
LUNGS, which considerably benefited
me. | continued until | took nine
bottles, and am now in perfect
health.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11
BETTER THAN vACATION.-Th

DE LEN ldAN V ACAllON.-I MS
is prominently the vacation month,
when thousands seek rest and recrea-
ton. But to those who suffer the de-
pressing effects of summer debility, the
disagreeable symptoms of scrofula, the
fortunes of biliousness, dyspepsia, or
sick headache, there is more pain than
pleasure in leaving home. To such we
say, give Hoods Sarsaparilla trial.
1t will purify your blood, tone up and
strengthen your body, expel every
trace Of scrofula, correct biliousness.
and positively cure dyspepsia or sick
headache. Take it before you 90, and
you will enjoy your vacation thousand
fold. 24w4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11

Prohibition was defeated in Texas.
The movement was not political one.
Next year it will be and no one can pre-
dict the effect it will have on politics in
Texas. There will be some new doubt
full states in 'SS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11

Ii was SO hot in Illinois last week that
half dozen eggs left out in the sun
were Matched, and six chickens pecked
their way through the she'll and into
this wicked world. 1t is solemn and
awful act.-N. 7. Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11

A dispatch from 'Galesburg to a
Peoria paper, states that In private con-
versation not intended to be overheard,
but afterward made public, a Justice Of
the Supreme Court had intimated that
the nearly unanimous opinion of that
court would be against new trial for
the Chicago Anarchists, and that the
decision would be announced Septem-
Der 6, when the court will meet al
Ottawa.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11

This is nothing in comparison TO
Birmingham. Not only are the chickens
Matched out by the sun and heat in this
section, but it fries them afterwards,
We are determined that so long as the
Evening Chronicles published, no one
horse paper like the New York Herald
shall get ahead oft. Eeening Chronicle.
In Lancaster the eggs fried before
they could be hatched